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Joe Biden: “We have learned from past crises the risk is not doing too much. The risk is not doing enough. And this is a time to act…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2021
We have learned from past crises the risk is not doing too much. The risk is not doing enough. And this is a time to act now. Investments now will help the economy grow. It will not in fact, put be put a drag on the economy of spending this money will do the exact opposite.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Biden stresses the importance of acting decisively with economic investments to aid recovery.

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